Convivial Yellow (SW 6393)
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Convivial Yellow (SW 6393) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Convivial Yellow
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Convivial Yellow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Convivial Yellow, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Crumb Cake | CSP-1010 | 62.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Castle Stone | 360E-2 | 67.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hazy Yellow | 3004-8B | 70 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Caramelized Pears | 1105-3 | 68 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Convivial Yellow (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Convivial Yellow
Darker than Convivial Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6393 |
| Hex | #E9D6B0 |
| RGB | 233, 214, 176 |
| HSL | 40°, 56%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.3, 0.7, 21.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Convivial Yellow (SW 6393), published as #E9D6B0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Convivial Yellow (SW 6393)?
- Convivial Yellow has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Convivial Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Convivial Yellow in another brand?
- Castle Stone (Behr 360E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Convivial Yellow warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Convivial Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.